Gedu Andargachew Alene (; born 13 August 1963) is an

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politician who has served as the National Security Affairs Advisor to the

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from 4 November 2020 to 9 June 2022. He served as president of the

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from 2013 to 2019 and served as deputy president of the region and head of the agriculture bureau. He also served as the

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from April 2019 to November 2020.

Life and career

Gedu Andargachew was born on 13 August 1963 in

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, Ethiopia. From 1979 to 1985, he attended at Chet Primary and Junior Secondary School in Amhara region and subsequently attended at Wogel-Tena Secondary Comprehensive School, from 1987-1989. From 1998 to 2001, he held Bachelor degree in development administration from Ethiopian Civil Service University in

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. Before graduating by Masters of Arts degree from

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in May 2007, Gedu studied in organizational leadership studies. Gedu was first selected in 2013 to replace Ayalew Gobeze, and was successively reelected by the regional legislature in 2015 and 2018. He resigned on 8 March 2019 for he reasons that were unclear, though in his farewell address he warned of rising inter-ethnic tensions with the

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. Gedu has served as

from 2019 to 2020, President of

from 2013 to 2019 and Deputy from 2008 to 2013 until he was replaced by

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. During his presidency, he had played great efforts socio-economic policy, contributing to the

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(ANDM) existence in regional level and

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influence in the national level. In November 2020, he was elected by Prime Minister

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as the National Security Affairs Advisor to the

until he was succeeded by

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References

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